>> T:Boston Urban Ceilidh
> um, it occurs to me that the tune i just posted is neither
> traditional nor scottish, and hence is probably off topic.
Phooey. It would fit just fine in a set of Scottish reels
(with "Jenny Dang the Weaver" or "Glenburnie Rant", maybe?).
Or you could play it slowly a
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, The Lanes wrote:
> While I'm here, can anyone tell me about a slow air, "Cearcall A'
> Chuinn"? (Circle of the Sea).
> Our band started to learn it and no one knew why it was called
> this. Is it explained in the words of the song, maybe?
http://www.geocities.com/an_cru
CairistionaChris Yamate wrote:
>>It's been a few months, now, and I'm learning how to play
taorluaths, greumluaths, and birls.
Good for you in getting so far on the pipes. I' ve
been playing for a few years now, but still can't remember what the Gaelic names
refer to. I have to listen or f
Hello-
> It's so good to see SOMEONE posting stuff to this mailing > list that you might have been forgiven for jumping on the table and > shouting "SCOTTISH MUSIC IS A LOAD OF CRAP!"
Reading the above gave me more courage to post. Say! A few months ago, someone named Ian started a threa
> What's your story, Rog?
Well... the way I originally got into this music was through dancing
reels with family and friends, in the dance-style of the Highland
Balls, a tradition that's easily maligned due to its class
connections, but one that I feel is important, as being neither the
"high sty
Rog wrote:
> um, it occurs to me that the tune i just posted is neither
> traditional nor scottish, and hence is probably off topic.
> sorry about that.
Don't be. It's so good to see SOMEONE posting stuff to this mailing
list that you might have been forgiven for jumping on the table and
shoutin
